Patients boarding in the ER get sicker the longer they wait, according to a new study. Here's what's being done to address ...

More than 30 healthcare associations and advocacy groups joined the American College of Emergency Physicians in asking President Joe Biden to prioritize finding solutions to the problem of overcrowded ...

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating beers and wearing a blue T ...

It’s called “boarding,” and it paints a troubling picture — not enough ER staff to handle a wave of behavioral health patients streaming through the front door. In some cases, patients stay in the ER ...

Hospital backlogs that keep admitted patients stranded in hallways are the focus of new efforts to reduce wait times.

One evening in late March, a mom north of Boston calls 911. Her daughter, she says, is threatening to kill herself. EMTs arrive, help calm the 13-year-old down and take her to an emergency room. Like ...